Historical November 1979 report or notice. Original dates, prices, contacts and program details describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
To the editor: As 11-year residents of the Skinker DeBaliviere area, and having observed the results of several redevelopment plans in that time, we are enthusiastic about the possibilities inherent in the Nina Place Committee Report presented to SDCC Monday, Sept. 10. Rather than suffering the consequences of headache ball, “suburban” redevelopment, and massive relocation, all current favorite strategies of urban developers, we in Skinker-DeBaliviere have the opportunity to help with the re-development of a shaky area within our boundaries in a humane and involved way. The plan protects the rights of the owners and residents of the Nina Place area and offers technical assistance and some help in seeking funds so that they may rightfully aid their own investments. The success of the committee in evolving such a plan is a real credit and reflection of the values which attracted us to this neighborhood when we bought our house, and which we have felt in jeapardy as prices of housing stock have soared and the people moving into the area appear less diverse both economically and racially than in the past.
The Community Council by approving the report and working for its implementation will set an unusual example for other rehabilitation groups in the city. They have recognized that there is no need to let Nina Place lie and die, and that transfusions of assistance and technical skill and the help of the Council’s good name in finding financing can build neighborhood good will and sound buildings.
There are already property owners, in the Nina Place area committed to improving their properties, and while there may be some absentee landlords who are unapproachable and uncooperative, those of us who own property there and who are willing to begin the renovation process will be participating in an exciting venture designed to keep a neighborhood intact as opposed to the “empty and re-fill” principle of urban development.
We have been out of the country for a year and we are very happy to return to find our neighborhood so alive, fighting and well.
Pat and Bill Kohn 6100 Kingsbury 5947 Kingsbury
Originally published in The Paper, November 1979.
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